Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-06-30


quiet.
William Van Lugel, the Oldest citizen in
point of residence OF Scott county, Iowa,
died OF heart disease. Another one OF Bur
lington's old and prominent business men
passed away in the person OF Mayor A. q.
Adams.
At Liberty, New York, John Wales and
Curtis Fiske quarreled over n pretty wild
ow, of whom both were enamored. and the
former was shot and killed. Fiske claims
to rave fired in seltdeiense. His victim
leaves a widow and child
VIM. O'Brien arrived at Dublin recently,
and was received with the greatest ovation
witnessed there in many years. The route
OF the procession, extending two miles was
densely packed with people and all the
windows along the line were crowded.
The marchioness OF Londonderry viii
present to the queen n casket containing
100, 600 signatures and f3, 700 in cash, as
q i~ubileeofierins irom Irish women.
The man with whom the Countess Campo
left France is the Viscount Delateur Gar
boeuf. The couple went to Antwerp and
will go thence to England, where they will
be married. The countess has written to the
papers saying that her object in running
of with the v~iscount was to secure her re-
lease from her oppressors and regain
her liberty. The countess fortune is
81, 500, 900.
The trials at Leipsic OF the Alsatians,
charged with high treason, resulted in the
conviction OF five OF the prisoners. Koech-
lien and Klandon were each sentenced TO
detention for one year in a fortress.
Bleieh and Schumacher to two years, aud
Trapp to one and one.half years. The
other prisoners-Jordan, Rebel, Freund
and Hubert were acquitted. In sentencing
tho prisoners the president OF the court
referred to the object OF the patriotic
league as being plainly the reconquest OF
Alsaee-L Lorraine by an armed force, inyoly-
ing a val oil revenge; therefore persons be-
coming members shared the designs of the
league and if German subjects were guilty
OF high treason.
The New York Worlds balloon, which
left st. Louis the 18th inst. was
compelled to land near Woodside, ILL.,, the
same evening. The descent was caused by
the poor quality Of the gas and the illness
of Aeronaut Moore, who lost much blood
from an accident to his hand. He tainted
during the ascent. The party went up
16. 900 feet. Hazen says the trip, which
was full OF exciting incidents, was seien,
tifeally successful. The alloo will be
taken to st. Louis, whence another start
win be made.
The jury at Paoli. Kan, il the trial Of
Floyd, oneoi the alleged Wyandotte train
wreckers, found him not guilty.
Mime. Bernhard, with her manager, and
her entire company, including her tiger
cubs, has sailed for Europe. The tour just
ended is the longest ever undertaken by
company. 1t lasted fourteen months. and
covered South and Central America and
the United States. There were 252 perform
ances. and the gross receipts being nearly
1000, 600, and the profits $50O,00o
Charles MaeVeagh. SON OF Attorney Gen
eral Macyeagh, OF GRrfield's cabinet, wal
married to the daughter OF Sherman Rog
ers OF Buffalo, n. Y.
McGarigle and Mcdonald were found
guilty, and the penalty was fixed at three
years in states prison.
The Hunter mine in the Ceur d. Alene
radge, recently purchased by Dennis Ryan
and Matt Cullen, the big brewer OF salt
Lake, is said to promise afortune for the
owners.
In March last Mrs. NJ. Van slyke bod
son, aged twenty-seven years, a resident
OF Madison, Wis, WINS admitted to DR..
Mitchelrs private asylum at Philadelphia.
Recently she jumped from a window
and was killed.
Lieut.. Gov. Macdonald Of Michigan has
just cleared $40, 600 from q mining invest.
ment of about $3.50.
Fritz Storch, n La Crosse pioneer and an
excellent tenor singer died at a rehearsal
of apoplexy. He was sixty-two years old
The report of the intended abduction OF
Senator Sherman upon his recent visit to
Cuba was confirmed by First Officer Gallo
way OF the steamer City OF Washington
from Havana. A band Of Cubaus had
really planned to capture the senator and
hold him FOR a ransom. They followed the
senator to a plantation, but he had left,
and they even murdered a negro because,
as they thought he had lied to them about
the senator's whereabouts.
Charles CaIel was Jailed for burning the
Bethel Baptist church, ten miles south Of
Shelbyville. Ind. He confessed, made
affidavit that the pastor, Rev. William
Snapp, had offered him $50 to burn it,
because some of the member had charged
him tSnappD with misconduct with a
Miss Jones, one OF the congregation, which
resulted in several sensational though in
e~ifectual trials, and caused much bitter.
ness.
The president has approved the action
taken by the Crows OF Southern Montana
Ia their council of June 4. asserting to the
crossing Of their reservation by the Rocky
Fork & Cool City railroad.
The Germania publishes the text of a
speach made by the pops recently to Ger
man pilgrims going to Jerusalem, in which
he said; The church in Prussia will yet
obtain all its liberty"
The pope has sent Cardinal Persico,
member OF the congregation for special &C.
clesiastical affair and Monsignor Girn ldi,
secretary for Irish affairs to Ireland on a
special mission to Irish Bishops.
Later particulars show that the recent
ferry accident at Paks, on the Danube riy.
er, was much worse than WE at first re-
ported. The boat was i~earfully overload
ed, having o persons on board. IL il
stated that the boatmen were intoxicated.
The panic was fearful. The bodies rccoy.
cred give evidence of fearful death struggles.
1t is estimated that 300 persons were
drowned.
Pat Sheedy said recently: II would not
have Sullivan whipped for n million dol
lars. The sincerity OF those backing Kill
rain in his challenge for the championship
may be inferred from the fact that they
know full well that the big fellow is not fit
to fight. When / becamf, satisfied that
Johns arm was not strong enough to per-
init him to fight Cardiff this summer /
wrote to Patsy and informed him. Then
it was that the KilIain challengs WAS
sprung. But for ne Sullivan would rave
met Kilrain even il be had to go into the
ring with his left arm in q sling. Mr..
Sheedy says that Sullivan will go to
England this fall though only to spar, not
to fight.
Queen Victoria received Mr.. Phelps,
United States minister Mt Buckingham, for
the purpose OF allowing him to present
President leveland's congratulations. MIR.
Phelps was accorded a private audience.
The queen expressed warmest thanks for
the presidents congratulations. The pri-
waite reception OF diplomats on such occa-
sions is almost unprecedented, but the
American minister had expressed q desire
through Lord Salisbury for such an audi
ence, and the queen assented.
j. W. Shively writes to Secretary Lamar
from Bismarck, OAK, detailing his alleged
experiences in the Yellowstone National
Park a few days ago and warning the sec
rotary that a lot OF robbers, cut throats
and thieves are engaged in Strengthening the
Rocky Mountain sheep in the park by
knocking them down with clubs while they
are stuck in the deep snow. Shive;y gives
his address as Brainerd, MINI. Capt.
Moses Harrison, now in charge Of yell
lowstone Park, writes to the secretary
that Andrews, who was captured | n the
park on an alleged hunting trip, escaped
from custody, but that he had SECURED
Andrews horse equipments and would
hold them subject to the order OF the sec
Rotary.
Walter Wade, aged IS, returned to Glen.
view, Pa, from a Francisco to marry
Miss Fanny Eckert. Recently he attempt.
ed suicide by hanging, but was rescued. He
has since become bopelessly insane. Heleft
a letter giving as the cause OF his attempt
the TACT that he had lost all his large for.
tune in speculation. He has also been very
dissipated and gambled considerably.